John Dalzell

★ U.S. Representative

Born: April 19, 1845
Died: October 2, 1927
Age at death: 82
Home state: Pennsylvania
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1886–1910

Career timeline

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1910Rep

13-0

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Dalzell282,063

Opponents147,638

Elections run

Between 1886 and 1910, John Dalzell ran in 13 U.S. House elections, winning all 13. Dalzell's biggest single-election total was 36,409 votes, in the 1900 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 22. Dalzell's closest win came in the 1886 U.S. House election in Pennsylvania's District 22, decided by 4,005 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 30, every U.S. House race in Pennsylvania's District 22, or all 1910 U.S. House races.

How many votes has John Dalzell received?

John Dalzell has received 282,063 popular votes across 13 U.S. elections, with a career record of 13–0.

Election history

John Dalzell’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
1910	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	13,26146.51%	Black (head-to-head) James A Wakefield (head-to-head) Hendk B Wright (head-to-head) James A Fulton
1908	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	15,57458.19%	Edward F Duffy Nat Adams Joseph Fidler J Denny Oneil
1906	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	13,9842.53%	Black (head-to-head) Warren Douglass Hendk B Wright (head-to-head)
1904	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	17,32279.04%	C D Thompson Andrew J Hesser Hendk B Wright (head-to-head)
1902	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	19,08595.13%	George H Garber William L Jackson
1900	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	36,40969.74%	George T Miller (head-to-head) James T McCrory Charles Rupp
1898	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	25,69366.55%	George W Acklin Homer L Castle Valentine Remmel Thomas Grundy
1896	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	28,86069.02%	George T Miller (head-to-head) L A Smith
1894	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	29,13676.55%	James A Wakefield (head-to-head) Samuel D Karns Vandevetter
1892	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	22,67458.29%	James W Breen Thomas J McConnell
1890	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	21,46460.86%	William J Brennan J D Simons
1888	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	21,97061.97%	Parkinson (head-to-head) Brickell (head-to-head)
1886	U.S. HousePennsylvania	Won	16,63154.25%	Parkinson (head-to-head) Brickell (head-to-head) Bird

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (D000016) and Wikidata (Q6228485). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.